IMG Intercollegiate Athletics Forum

What: The 2008 IMG Intercollegiate Athletics Forum Where: Intercontinental, The Barclay in New York City, NY (map) When: December 10th and 11th Topics: * Maximizing sports marketing revenue by tapping into fan affinity to create a competitive market place * Future of college sports media and the role of new media * Academic reform guidelines and enforcement * Challenges and solutions for fiscal responsibility * Generating new revenue streams from ticketing and licensing * Harnessing Olympic sports revenue * Advancing minority hiring and containing escalating salaries for coaching * Facility development and financial constraints Speakers: * Michael Adams, President, University of Georgia * Mike Aresco, Executive VP, Programming, CBS Sports * Sandy Barbour, Athletic Director, University of California * Mitch Barnhart, Athletic Director, University of Kentucky * Pat Battle, Senior Corporate VP, IMG College * Ross Bjork, Senior Associate Athletic Director, UCLA * Myles Brand, President, NCAA * David Brown, Associate Athletic Director, External Relations, The Ohio State University * Joe Castiglione, Athletic Director, University of Oklahoma * Glenn Colton, Partner, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati * Barry Frank, Executive VP, Media Sports Programming, IMG * Mike Hand, Director, Consumer Promotions, Hispanic & Sports Marketing, The Hershey Company * Mike Hill, Associate Athletic Director, University of Florida * Warren Hood, Associate Athletic Director, University of Illinois * Rick Karcher, Associate Professor of Law & Director of the Center for Law and Sports, Florida Coastal School of Law * Valerie Kravitz, Director, Sports & Entertainment Marketing, Coca-Cola North America * Jon Litner, President, Comcast SportsNet * Lisa Love, Athletic Director, Arizona State University * Burke Magnus, Senior VP, College Sports Programming, ESPN/ABC * Mary McElroy, Athletic Director, Georgia State University * Tim McGhee, Director, National Sponsorships, AT&T * Steve Moore, President, North & South America, International Stadia Group (ISG) * Jon Oliver, Executive Associate Athletic Director, University of Virginia * Amy Perko, Executive Director, Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics * Chris Plonsky, Women's Athletic Director, University of Texas * Wally Renfro, Special Adviser to the President, NCAA * Mark Silverman, President, Big Ten Network * Graham Spanier, President, Penn State University * Tom Stultz, Senior VP & Managing Director, IMG College * Jack Swarbrick, Athletic Director, University of Notre Dame * Vince Sweeney, Senior Associate Athletic Director, University of Wisconsin-Madison * Ron Wellman, Athletic Director, Wake Forest University * Rick Wolf, Chairman, Fantasy Sports Association * Nancy Zimpher, President, University of Cincinnati On top of the lengthy list of prominent speakers are six featured members: * Bill Battle, Founder, The Collegiate Licensing Company * Gordon Gee, President, The Ohio State University * Trevor Moawad, Director, IMG Performance Institute * Mike Slive, Commissioner, Southeastern Conference * Greg Shaheen, Senior Vice President, Basketball and Business Strategies, NCAA * Adam Silver, Deputy Commissioner and COO, NBA Cost: Expensive! $1095 for Academics/Nonprofits $1595 for Corporate entities. Click here to register.